The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday, April 23, offered a detailed response to the controversial social media postamplifiedby US President Donald Trump. "We have seen the comments, as also the subsequent statement issued by the US Embassy in response. The remarks are obviously uninformed, inappropriate and in poor taste," said MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal in response to questions on a social media post that had referred, among other things, to Indians.
"They certainly do not reflect the reality of the India-US relationship, which has long been based on mutual respect and shared interests," the spokesperson added.
The US President, earlier today, reposted the transcript of a podcast on his social media platform, which referred to India and other nations as "hellholes". The letter slammed birthright citizenship, calling it a scam.
The remarks were reportedly made by prominent conservative author and radio host Michael Savage in a podcast, who claimed the current legal system allows immigrants to exploit American laws by arriving in the "ninth month of their pregnancy". "A baby here becomes an instant citizen, and then they bring in their entire family from China, or India or some other hellhole on the planet," the letter he reshared read.
Earlier today, spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal was asked about the post reshared by US President Trump during a press conference in the national capital, to which hesaid, "We have seen some reports. That is where I leave it."
Hours after the aforementioned press conference, the United States on Thursday sought to control the damage by putting out amessagethat the American leader believes India is a "great" country led by a "good friend of mine".
The President has said, "India is a great country with a very good friend of mine at the top", the spokesperson of the US embassy said. The spokesperson, however, did not specify where and when Trump made the remarks.
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